[I have lost 1 N of investment.]
[我失去了1N投资。]
In the room upstairs, a man sitting on the sofa suddenly changed his expression and jumped up.
楼上房间中，沙发上一人脸色一变的腾地站起。
As the red triangle on his chest just expanded outward, a huge mental pressure struck him, making him involuntarily tremble.
他胸前红色三角形刚扩散开去，忽然精神上出现巨大压迫感，让他不由自主想要颤栗。
{Little Sun, is something the matter?}
{小孙，是有什么事吗。}
“Ma Chao, can you…”
“马超，你能不能…”
The man who had borrowed the name of “Water Margin” character Sun Xin broke out in a fine sweat on his forehead and a great sense of panic surged…
借用“水浒”孙新之名的男人额头间冒出细密汗珠，巨大的恐慌感浮现…
Out here on this high building encountered… that kind of mental attack?
居然在这高楼上，遭遇…那种攻击了？
{We’ve just tallied the crisscross factor quotas in this area. What, you’re already done over there?}
{我们刚统计完这里的交错区域数量，怎么，你那边已经搞定了？}
“No, it’s a mental attack!”
“不是，是有意念攻击！”
Those across the Mental Link hear this and look at them seriously.
心灵链接对面几人听闻此话，都凝重的看来。
“Ah!”
“啊！”
With a scream, Xiao Xun, who was facing away from the door, falls onto his chair in terror, staring paralyzed and panicked at the strange, ethereal white creature appearing before him.
一声惨叫中，背对门口的肖寻吓得倒在椅子上，瘫软惊恐地盯着前方出现的怪异虚白生物。
“A nightmare, an evil nightmare! How could such a nightmare come into being!”
“恶，恶魇，怎么会诞生这样的恶魇！”
A beam of light refracts upward.
一道光线折射而上。
[Yang Zicang wants to make an active investment in me.]
[杨子藏想要为我进行主动投资。]
It’s Yang Zicang! Realizing this, Xiao Xun trembles, his face turning pale with fear.
是杨子藏！反应过来的肖寻吓得面色苍白。
[Who hired you to assassinate me?]
[谁找你来暗杀我的。]
The White Shadow Thought-Dragon leans its head forward, its huge, translucent eyes right before Xiao Xun’s nose.
白影念龙将头颅伸了过来，那硕大的半透明眸子就在肖寻鼻息前。
From within the creature’s jewel-like, oval pupils, Xiao Xun clearly sees a spreading “ancient flame.” It feels like a chaotic, primordial vortex, about to draw his consciousness in and merge it into its own essence.
从这椭圆宝石般的怪物瞳光内，肖寻清晰的见到扩散的“古老火焰”。它仿佛混沌古老的漩涡，要将自己的意识卷入，融合成其一份子。
“It’s… Ma Chao.”
“是…马超。”
Bang! Two figures inside the room crash through the glass window and leap down from the high building.
嘭！屋内两道身影撞破玻璃冲出高楼一跃而下。
[How much Time Order do you have?]
[你有多少时序。]
At the mention of the invaluable Time Order, Xiao Xun snaps awake.
关系到最宝贵的时序，肖寻惊醒。
“Yang Zicang is coming for the kill!”
“杨子藏杀来啦！”
A red phantom quickly appears in his hand, swinging it towards the head of the monstrous creature, which stands half as tall as a human.
他手上快速出现红色虚影，向着前方跟半人高的怪物头颅挥去。
This phantom twists like a serpent, sweeping past him; it raises its head and bites down. Xiao Xun only feels his surroundings become dreamlike and surreal, yet the mental torment and twisting pain are so utterly real.
这身影如蛇般卷动，从身旁一划而过，它头颅扬起一口咬下。肖寻只感觉，周围变得如梦似幻，可精神上的扭曲痛苦之感却又如此真实。
[How can this be? I had so much Time Order…]
[怎么会，我明明有这么多时序…]
Xiao Xun’s mind held only this one obsession, and his movements gradually weakened.
肖寻内心只剩这一道执念，手上的动作也瘫软了下去。
[You do not defend your thoughts—no one can defend their thoughts.]
[你没有防御你的意念，没有人能防御他们的意念。]
On the sixth floor, Yang Zicang felt the images in the Mental Link rapidly blur.
六楼，杨子藏感受着心灵链接里的画面迅速模糊。
[I obtained 6741.5N!]
[我获得6741.5N!]
He shot a broken line toward Liang Xi, instantly transferring away over six thousand years’ worth of Sequence through investment. Then he cut off the connection and re-linked with Mori.
他一道折线射向梁喜，瞬间通过投资转移走了六千多年时序。又立即切断，重新与莫里链接。
……
……
Two figures fell from a height!
两道身影从高处坠下!
In the tense gaze of the person beside him, a golden light flashed on Yang Zicang’s chest.
在身旁那人紧张的目光中，杨子藏胸前金光一闪。
[I, the Great Quadrilateral, amplify all Sequence fourfold!]
[我，伟大的四边形，将所有时序四倍增幅！]
With a flick of his fingers, two red pebbles shot out with a whoosh. The about-to-land duo panicked, realizing that their bodies had suddenly turned, rushing back into the building!
手指一弹，两粒红色石子咻地射出，即将落地的两人惊恐的发现自己的身体竟然调转方向朝着楼内冲去！
“Ah!”
“啊！”
“No!”
“不要！”
As they drifted downward, they came into contact with the two red flashes, respectively.
飘坠的他们分别与两粒红芒相接触。
[I invested the obtained 4371.10N for Mori.]
[我为莫里投资了获得的4371.10N]
{Pfft, Boss Zicang!}
{噗，子藏老板！}
In the fleeting Mental Link image, upon having just arrived at the bar downstairs, Mori spat out a mouthful of beer.
一闪而逝的心灵链接画面中，刚到楼下酒吧的莫里口中啤酒一口喷出。
That guy had only just finished asking him not long ago, and yet so much Sequence had already rolled in!
那家伙才问完自己多久啊，就有这么多时序入账！
……
……
Bangs! The two bodies blossomed and spread like angry flowers, then withered like fading fireworks.
嘭嘭！两具躯骇如怒放的鲜花般扩散，又如烟花凋谢。
Those above who had been about to jump saw this scene and dared take no further risks. The effects of Yang Zicang’s model capabilities flickered through their minds.
上方正准备跳下的人见此情景哪里还敢冒险，杨子藏模型的能力效果浮现他们脑海。
—Yang Zicang, Quadrilateral model, Ability One: Acceleration, trajectory control, range about 20 meters; Ability Two: Wind shield.
——杨子藏，四边形模型，能力一：加速、控制轨迹，范围约20米；能力二：风场盾。
“We can’t jump—he’s lying in wait for us down there!”
“不能跳，那家伙在下面埋伏我们！”
The people in the room stared in horror at the White Shadow Thought-Dragon; now they had to add a “Ability Three” to their list.
房间中人骇然的看向白影念龙，现在要多个“能力三”了。
The White Shadow Thought-Dragon swept its form across the room.
白影念龙身形一扫。
Those attempting to rush out were instantly covered in phantom images resembling themselves—images that the White Shadow Thought-Dragon bit into, tore apart, and devoured.
两道想要冲出房间的人身上顿时浮现出与他们相似的幻影，被白影念龙的嘴嵌住，撕碎送入嘴中。
……
……
Ma Chao’s solemn voice echoed in Sun Xin’s mind.
马超凝重的声音在孙新心间响起。
{That thing should be an evil nightmare coexisting symbiotically with humans. It’s a form of true manifestation—psychic attack!}
{那东西应该是与人共生的意念体恶魇，它算是真实降临的一种，是念力攻击！}
Ma Chao, still far away, now knew how his platform had been uprooted.
还在遥远之外的马超晓得自己的站台是怎么被拔出来的了。
This was actually an evil nightmare that fed on psychic entities!
这竟然是专吃念力体的恶魇！
It must have discovered my psychic platform and devoured it. No wonder my mental strength was damaged. It seems Yang Zicang has encountered someone formidable.
肯定是念力恶魇发现了自己的意念站台，将它给吃掉。难怪自己的精神力会受损，看来杨子藏是遇见了很厉害的人啊。
“I’ve never heard of this kind of ability in the Monster Hunter Alliance camp. Is the owner of this psychic nightmare also a newcomer?”
“没听说过猎怪者阵营有这样的手段，这意念恶魇的主人也是新来的吗。”
Inside the A-level interlocking zone, Ma Chao calculated: if this continued, the Monster Hunter Alliance, currently suppressed, would soon catch up to their side.
在A级交错地内的马超心中一番计算，如果再这样下去，被稳压一头的猎怪者联盟就要赶超自己这一方了。
“Brother Chao, can you… come over?”
“超哥，能不能…过来。”
The man christened Sun Xin by the Courage Squad, barely managed to amplify the time sequence into his hand via brute force.
被雄英组赐名孙新的男人艰难控制着时序增幅到手上。
{We’re also at a crucial moment here.}
{我们这边也正在关键的时候。}
Through Sun Xin’s Mental Link, he sensed that Ma Chao was entering a vast interlocking zone that had appeared during the second scene, filled with terrifying monsters.
孙新的心灵链接中，马超那边正在进入第二幕出现的庞大交错区域，里面的怪物看着都吓人。
{How many time sequences do you have?} Ma Chao asked.
{你有多少时序。}马超道。
“A little over two thousand one hundred years.”
“还有两千一百年多几天。”
[Ma Chao wants to make an active investment for me.]
[马超想要为我进行主动投资。]
[Zhao Yun wants to make an active investment for me.]
[赵云想为我进行主动投资。]
[Zhou Yu…]
[周瑜…]
[Cao Pino wants to make an active investment for me…]
[曹皮诺要为我…]
[Little Red Riding Hood wants to…]
[小红帽想要…]
In less than a second, a flood of investment requests appeared.
不到一秒钟，成片的投资请求出现。
[Accept all!]
[全部接受！]
[I received a total investment of 7899 N.]
[我获得投资共计7899N.]
Sun Xin, who had never experienced this before, was suddenly filled with boldness.
从未有此经验的孙新豪气顿生。
The mental pressure of the Silent Night was somewhat offset by his rising excitement. At this moment, a shimmering golden-red phantom flame emanated from him, making him stand like a red reef defying the storm in the room.
沉吟之夜的精神威压随着他情绪的亢奋而抵消了些，此刻他周身散发着金红色的虚焰，在房间中仿佛抵御风暴的红色礁石。
The model flickered, and Sun Xin took a step forward!
模型闪动，孙新往前走出一步！
Behind him, he left a violently fluctuating air outline similar to himself, like a human-shaped coffin opened. Peering through the gap, it seemed as if something was locked inside.
他身后留下一个跟自己相似的空气剧烈波动的轮廓，宛若打开的人形棺木般，自缝隙看去，它内部像是锁着什么。
Suddenly, a bound human figure bulged within the gap, letting out a sharp screech from beneath its bandaged mouth!
忽地，缝隙内鼓起个被束缚的人影，绷带的嘴巴下发出尖锐啸声！
“Ahhh~”
“吖啊~”
The piercing sound was like the shrill grating of glass. The few people in the room, already affected by the mental pressure, immediately felt a stabbing pain as if their heads were about to split.
尖锐的声音仿佛玻璃扭曲刺耳，屋内本就被精神威压影像的数人，霎时仿佛脑袋要裂开般刺痛。
The White Shadow Thought-Dragon turned its head and swept its gaze over.
白影念龙扭头扫视而来。
The sound waves rippled and expanded. At first, it was just a sharp scream, but when the waves spread over most of the room, the house seemed to resonate, shaking with a booming rumble.
声浪滚滚扩散，它刚开始还只是尖啸，当声波扩散大半个屋子后，房屋共频般轰隆轰隆的震动。
Snap! Crash!
啪砰！
Items in the room—glass bottles, the glass tabletop, ceramic cups, and more—instantly shattered.
屋内玻璃瓶、茶几玻璃桌面，瓷杯等物品瞬间炸裂。
Several disheveled people on the ground writhed in pain, clutching their ears, with blood trickling from one person’s nostrils.
地上几名衣衫不整的人痛苦地捂住耳朵蜷缩于地，一人鼻孔内流出鲜血。
……
……
Faint ripples began to emanate from White Shadow Thought-Dragon’s body.
白影念龙的周身冒起细微的波动。
Someone nearby shouted, “Sun Xin’s attack can affect it. Come on, brothers, let’s work together to create an opportunity for Brother Sun!”
周围有人叫喊：“孙新的攻击能对它造成影响，兄弟们加油啊，咱们一起上给孙哥制造机会。”
Seeing that the first sonic wave could produce a slight resonance with this psychic-state nightmare, Sun Xin was greatly encouraged.
见第一道声波对这念力状态的恶魇能产生些微共震，孙新大为振奋。
“Triple boost, please!”
“三倍增幅，拜托了！”
Whoosh. The red triangle rotated, and from the dark red mist, crimson ripples spread out like a speaker, striking White Shadow Thought-Dragon.
唰，红色三角形旋转，暗红烟雾中红色波纹如喇叭般扩散而出，打在了白影念龙身上。
A dense series of faint counteractive feedback came through.
密集的微弱抵消反馈传来。
[We countered 1 N.]
[我们抵消了1N.]
[… 3 N.]
[…3N.]
[… 7 Y.]
[…7Y.]
“Can it only produce this much effect…” Sun Xin tensed the muscles in his legs and rolled to the side, as White Shadow Thought-Dragon’s figure brushed past him.
“只能产生这点作用吗…”孙新绷紧腿部肌肉往身旁一滚，白影念龙的身影擦着身体冲过。
The massive white tail struck the upright, seal-like air coffin, but both only caused slight ripples.
白色巨尾抽打到竖立的空气棺木上，双方都只产生了些许涟漪。
{Its body belongs to the level of “will.” Your sonic wave is already the maximum sequential offset you can achieve against it.}
{它的身体属于“意”的层面，你的声波对他已是最大程度的时序抵消了。}
Rolling on the ground, Sun Xin suddenly felt as if he were falling into an abyss.
翻滚在地的孙新忽然感觉像是落入深渊。
Even the floor beneath him seemed to reject him; he felt a panicked sense of disorientation. Every breath of air burdened him with immense psychological weight.
明明就在身下的地板也在拒绝着自己，他有种不知所措的心慌感，就连空气，每吸一口气心理上都是巨大的负担。
YangZicang’s Silent Night had already taken effect on Sun Xin, whose nerves were strained taut.
杨子藏的沉吟之夜已经作用到精神绷紧的孙新身上。
“Go!”
“上啊！”
The three nearby individuals seized this brief opportunity to charge at the semi-illusory nightmare-like entity with their infused models, some white, some red.
附近三人趁着这短暂的机会发动或白或红的模型冲向半虚的怪物恶魇。
However, the moment their hands were about to strike their target, the White Shadow Thought-Dragon’s body sank through the floor and vanished. When it reappeared, its massive head had already bitten down, tearing out one person’s psychic construct.
然而他们的手在击中对方的前一刹那，白影念龙的躯体沉入楼下消失。再出现时，那硕大的头颅已经一口撕咬而下，将一人的念力体给扯出。
“Help me, someone save me!”
“救命啊，谁来救我！”
Many people ran toward the main entrance, trying to escape.
很多人跑向大门想要逃出。
“Ma Chao, please… that’s psychic power. Only you can handle it now.”
“马超，求你了…那是念力，现在只有你才能对付它。”
Sun Xin flipped over the sofa and hid behind its back as he spoke.
孙新翻过沙发，躲在靠背后道。
{I’ll send you a set of A-level module equipment via the train to help you last longer.}
{我用列车给你送套A级模器装备，可以让你多支撑些时间。}
[This is a psychic construct nightmare. The equipment…is it the association president’s gear?]
[这是念力体恶魇。装备，难道是会长那件装备吗?]
Ma Chao’s calm voice continued to sound:
马超平静的声继续传来：
{I think in this entire city, only the association president’s modules can reduce psychic attacks, right? If your temporal sequence is being consumed, remember to tell us, and we’ll replenish it immediately.}
{我想整座城市，应该只有会长的模器才能降低念力攻击不是吗。如果时序本金被消耗，记得告诉我们，马上为你补充。}
The White Shadow Thought-Dragon was still tearing into others. Sun Xin was plunged into immense mental fear, yet deep inside, a surge of excitement rekindled.
白影念龙还在撕咬着别人，孙新精神上陷入了巨大恐惧，内心却重新有了股子兴奋劲儿。
[I currently hold a total temporal sequence of 9999N!]
[我当前共计拥有时序9999N！]
It turned out that the association president had given him this precious equipment to defend against psychic energy!
竟然是会长把他防御念力的珍贵装备给自己！
[Thank you, President. I’ll do my best. As for the temporal sequence, it should be enough to take it down!]
[谢谢会长，我尽力，至于时序，应该够消耗它了！]
{Excellent. Make sure to keep Yang Zicang pinned down. I’ll come over later to crush him with my own hands.}
{很好，务必把杨子藏留下，我等下要过来亲手捏死他。}